WASHINGTON (AP) — Thirty-one days into the partial government shutdown, Democrats and Republicans appeared no closer to ending the impasse than when it began, with President Donald Trump lashing out at his opponents after they dismissed a plan he’d billed as a compromise.
Trump on Sunday branded House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a “radical” and said she was acting “irrationally.” The president also tried to fend off criticism from the right, as conservatives accused him of embracing “amnesty” for immig... Tags: New York, News, Nbc, Abc, Washington, Kentucky, Senate, White House, Ap, House, Mitch McConnell, Fox News, Associated Press, Nancy Pelosi, Oklahoma, Republican

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s guiding principles is: “There’s no education in the second kick of a mule.”
Now, deep into a government shutdown he cautioned President Donald Trump against, McConnell is not about to let himself be kicked again.
The Republican leader has been conspicuously deferential to Trump since the shutdown began. He’s waiting on the president and Democrats to make a deal to end it. The result is an unusually inactive profile for the GOP ... Tags: News, Obama, Washington, Mexico, Kentucky, Senate, White House, Joe Biden, Ap, Gop, Tom Watson, Mitch McConnell, Kansas, Watson, Tsa, Nancy Pelosi

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s guiding principles is: “There’s no education in the second kick of a mule.” Now, deep into a government shutdown he cautioned President Donald Trump against, McConnell is not about to let himself be kicked again. The Republican leader has been conspicuously deferential to Trump since […] Tags: News, Washington, Senate, Ap, Nation, Mitch McConnell, Donald Trump, Trump, McConnell

Rep. Susie Lee was one of the freshman Democrats who marched into Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's office urging him to re-open the government this week. McConnell was on the Senate floor at the time, but Lee is still hoping to pressure McConnell into funding the government. She's also among the lawmakers foregoing a paycheck during the shutdown. Tags: Senate, Cnn, Mitch McConnell, Lee, McConnell, Susie Lee

It is the 27th day of President Trump's temper tantrum government shutdown. TSA agents forced to work without pay are quitting their jobs, the national parks are a mess, and many federal workers are selling their stuff and living off crowdfunding.And New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is looking for Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, whose priority, rather than reopening the government, is an anti-abortion bill that would disproportionately affect lower-income women. At least it's on-b... Tags: Fashion, Music, New York, Congress, Washington, Kentucky, Senate, Dnc, Gop, House, Mitch McConnell, Tsa, Msnbc, Center For Reproductive Rights, Mitch, Trump

From the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia:
January 15, 2019
Love your neighbor as yourself.” – Leviticus 19:18
“Do to others what you would have them do to you.” – Matthew 7:12
Allah says in the Qur’an as translated: “Fulfill the measure and weight and do not deprive people of their due and cause not corruption upon the earth after its reformation.” – Al-A`raf 7:85
“God’s grace and love can be experienced when one cares for the poor and the destitute.” – Guru Nanak, Sikh scriptures
... Tags: Politics, Maryland, Washington, Government, Virginia, Religion, Immigration, America, Border, Faith, Donald Trump, Shutdown, Matthew, Trump, Pelosi, McConnell

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has narrowly upheld a Treasury Department decision to lift sanctions from three companies connected to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.
A vote to move forward on a Democratic resolution that would have reversed Treasury’s decision failed Wednesday on a 57-42 vote, just short of the 60 votes needed. The vote came up short even though several Republicans had criticized the sanctions move and 11 of them voted with Democrats.
At issue is a December announcement from th... Tags: Florida, News, Putin, Vladimir Putin, Congress, Montana, Washington, Senate, Russia, Ap, Gop, Maine, Arkansas, House, Arizona, Treasury